Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-27
AN EXTRA Session.
President Cleveland may have to Re-
convene Congress 10 Consider
Very Important Matters.
4 Bona and Psper Money OF the Texas
Republic Ordered Redeemed by
Senate Bill.
Senator Sb' rman is Given Vote of Trunks
on Retiring from the Offies of Srrsi-
dent Pro Tenn.
A LEGAL QUESTION.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2G.-The matter
of appointments and combinations while
! probably not sufficient of itself to bring
sbou5 special session of the Senate,
! contributes to the influences which may
produce called session The opinion
respecting the Presidents power to ap
point the interstate commerce commits
sioners during recess of the Senate are
widely at variance. The Attorney Gen
eral has rendered an opinion citing
presidents to the effect that the
power of the President to appoint
| these eff ers during recess is ample,
| but Mr. Edmunds, Mr.. Pueh, Mr.. Harris
and other Senators Of prominence, de-
clare without qualification that the Pfesl
dent has no shadow OF constitutional or
| legsl right TO I'LL an office newly created
when the Senate is not IN session to give
| lis advice and consent, and that this
power in the later is limited to I'll va
can"ies temporarily which may happen
| during the recess. It is held that should
| he do so they could not qualify,
draw their salaries or legally perform
any duties. II is stated on good author
itv that the President has concluded to
nominate Congressman Morrison as one
| of the commissioners, and this he could
| not do until Congress adjourns. Mr..
| Morrison made strong speech In sup
port of the Presid, nt's veto, and it WAS
| 50 fl4ttering TO the lstter that between
/ the fines you can reed the words: al Sm
| = candidate for an interstate commerce
| commissioner, sid l am supporting your
{ veto warrly; hope word to the wise is
! sufficient"
/ REPUBLIC OF TEXAS BOND.
| The following bill passed the Senate
| last night: ''Be it enacted, etc that the
! Secretary Of the Treasury be and is here
| BY authorized out Of rhe Texas indemnity
| fund to pay to J. Z. Pitcher the sum of
| S905. being the gmUuIt of one bond Of
| $40 0 and S605 in paper money Of the
| K public OF TeXes, provided that he shall
! tiId that the said claims are within the
class Of claims heretofore paid by the
| United States out OF the said fund, ana
| provided further, that the Secretary Of
! the Treasury is satisfied thst the sold
! bond and money are genuine
CALLED SESSION NEWT, BILE.
| WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-Bills are rap.
| idly drifting into Il position, if indeed
| they have net already reached it, which
will make 8 called session Inevitable.
| Senator Alison says in all his service in
| both houses he never has known such a
| state OF backwardncss in regard to appro-
! priatiou- bills, and for this condition of
things he declares that the Senate or its
committee on appropriations is not in any
! waV responsible.
Senator B OK, s member of the Senate |
arpr pristiCns Committee, declares his /
belief that it will be- impossible during
the remaining days Of this session to fin |
I ~
of appointments nnd Combinations cJr-
tributes 70 the Influences which may pro-
Guce called session. Opinions respect |
| iug the Presidents power to appoint the
Interstate commerce commits Siopers
duriag the recess of the Senate widely
vary, SeEa ors T. imueds, Pugh and HGr-
ris and other Senator's q prominence de-
clare.
CO&FIRMAII0NS.
WAsHNGTo3, Feb 2G-Confrmati0ns
C3nsolS, Otto f. Krimer, Santiago &c
CUBS; Alex. c. Jones of Minnesota,
Chm Kjang; A. b Brown, sCliftQn, Dat;
Leopold Moore, Hull; Charles Jones of
Wisconsin, Prague; W &. Hall, Prescott;
! Benjamin Folsom OF NV York, she field
J. L. H4 &c, Turk Island; William S.
Preston, Yerviers and L ege; Oscar Nal
meros of Minnesota, Cognac; II. II
Pendleton If West Virginia, SOulhamp-
ton; j. S. Farrar Of Michigan, Port
! Saruia.
Thomas Tobin OF Tennessee: surveyor
of customs at Memphis.
| A M Tnayer Of Missouri, United States
| District Judge for the Eastern District f
| Missouri.
j. H. Wright of Missouri, Chief Justice
/ of the Supreme Court of Arizona.
THE TEXAS INVESTIGATION.
/ WASHINGTON, Feb. % Henry Haines,
! white, testified before the Texas COM
mittee to-day that all The memOrali5ts
were in bad standing. Two of them had
| declared to him personally their intention
Of removing from the county for business
reasons long before their alleged forcible
| exit. Other witnesses testified to the
good character of the people of Brennan
| in general and the bad standing of the
memOrialists.
| Adjourned until Monday.
INGALLS, SUCCEEDS sH RMAE.
! WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-At l O'Clock
| in the Senate to-day the presiding officer
! interrupted the proceedings and stated
! that the hour WAS arrived tor administer
| ing the oath of office to his successor a.
| President pro TEN He returned thanks
| to the Senate for the kind courtesy aud
| forbesrsnce, and after Mr.. Ingalls, had
! taken and subscribed to the oath
of Office he took the chair and
| said that while he would inevitably
suffer disparagement by contrast with
the parliamentary learning, skill, ur-
banity and accomplishment OF his Illus
| trious predecessor, he would strive to
excel him in the grateful appreciation OF
the distinguished honor conferred. A
vote of thanks was then on motion Of
| Mr.. Harris given to the retiring presiding
officer.
QUESTION RAISED.
WAsHINGTUN, -eb. 26.-The question
/ has arisen amt was laid before the Presi-
dent late this forenoon as to his power to
appoint interstate commissioners after
! the adjournment of the Senate. 1t is held
| on one side that the power conferred ny
/ the constitution TO fill vacancies which
may happel during the vacation of the
| senate does not cover the right to appoin,
to a newly created Office which is to De
| filled by and with the advice and consent
! of the Senate. It is understood that
| Senators Harris and Pugh are among the
number who SO believe and that Senator
| Pugh called upon the President this after
noon to direct his attention to the matter.
| On the other hand it is argued that va
cancy happens as much by the act of
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